2020 marks the 20th anniversary of White Ladder. It feels like the time is right to get back together for some kind of celebration. So…there will be a re-release of the remastered album – including on vinyl – and also a worldwide tour. All details at https://t.co/sTPdPLbxi1. pic.twitter.com/lm4gUSw4x8
— David Gray (@DavidGray) October 4, 2019
Twenty years.
Any excuse.
Pre-sale sign up here
Free tonight?
Get the cake and candles out.
Join Canice Kenealy and Co as legendary Kilkenny indie band Engine Alley celebrate 30 years in the business with a special show in the backroom of Cleere’s bar in the Marble City.
Any excuse.
Any excuse 2.
Nick says: Where does all the time go?
Eat the babies, bigot. Normally I’m vegan, but if it means fighting climate change then I will do it. Only white ones, of course.pic.twitter.com/XRyDwV0Kgr
— SJW_Mike (@MikeSjw) October 4, 2019
*dry swallow*
Yesterday.
Queens Public Library, Corona, New York.
Only infant cannibalism can save the climate, a ‘town hall’ meeting for US Democrat Representative for New York’s 14th congressional district, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hears.
Isn’t that a little extNOMNOMNOMNOM
‘Eat The Babies’: Twitter Reacts To Alexandria Ocasio Cortez Town Hall Meeting (Newsweek)
Monday: Watch, Rinse, Repeat
Meanwhile…
Yet another prophecy made by Simpson came true. I am still not sure what that lady was thinking .#EatTheBabies pic.twitter.com/UkYKkAptBM
— Da_Lying_Lama (@freakykalin) October 4, 2019
The Great South Wall & Poolbeg Lighthouse at high tide this afternoon #stormlorenzo #Dublin #Poolbeg #Storm #Weather @deric_tv @angie_weather @WeatherCee @rtenews pic.twitter.com/aqeFeYwKbs
— David Costello (@DavidCostelloDC) October 3, 2019
This evening.
Pic: David Costello
Meanwhile…
This afternoon.
Dun Laoghaire, County Dublin.
Earlier: Meanwhile, In Galway
We’re going out.
To see Hillbilly Moon Explosion downstairs in The Thomas House, Thomas Street, Dublin 8 at 9pm.
Switzerland’s foremost purveyors of rockabilly the band – led by Emanuela Hutter – delve deep into swing, surf, rock’n’roll, country and jump blues.
Check out their new album The Sparky Sessions.
Nick says: Hillbilly heaven.
David Keenan – Altar Wine
Ready for a religious experience?
As he snakes his way around Europe as special guest of Hozier, Dundalk firebrand David Keenan pours out his heart on his new single.
Director Mark William Logan‘s visceral video matches the manic intensity of the music.
David says:
“Art heals and that’s why I pursue it. It gives joys, insights and relief from the many madnesses that come and go.”
His debut album A Beginner’s Guide To Bravery will be released by Rubyworks Records on January 20.
Nick says: A glass of red is yer only man.
We invite you to download our tree trail here: https://t.co/6wg2bVv7qw and explore our beautiful grounds (weather permitted) where you’ll find the oak tree planted in remembrance of Joseph Beuys by Caroline Tisdall in 1984. Look how big it has grown since then! #tetrapacktreeday pic.twitter.com/ZY6IAVcJtd
— IMMA (@IMMAIreland) October 3, 2019
Beats modern art.
Pause.
FIGHT!
During the Dublin Festival of History…
… Frank McDonough, Professor of International History in the History Department of the School of Humanities and Social Science at Liverpool John Moores University in conversation with UCD historian Dr. Jennifer Wellington about The Hitler Years: Triumph 1933-1939.
In the Printworks, Dublin Castle, Friday October 18 at 7pm. Free.
Bring your own milkshake
Eamonn Dowd & The Racketeers – Songs From The Fever Ship
Don’t you love it when a plan comes together?
A veteran of the Irish music scene, Eamonn Dowd cut his teeth in bands like The Swinging Swine and Captain Hex.
Now based in Gothenburg, Sweden, Dowd has collaborated with Horslips drummer and all-round renaissance man Eamon Carr for his next album due on Claddagh Records in November.
Songs From The Fever Ship features lyrics by Carr telling the story of “the wine geese” emigres – the wild geese who fled Ireland and set up vineyards and chateaux in Bordeaux, France.
This video shot by journalist and author John Fleming gives a taste of things to come.
Nick says: I’ll drink to that.
Moncrieff – Like I Do
Fancy a haircut?
Chris Moncrieff certainly does. And not just a short back and sides either – but a proper shearing.
The head shave can be seen as a metaphor for how exposed the Dublin-born, London-based crooner leaves himself in this cri de coeur to an ex-lover who has taken up with someone new.
Normann Seidel directs the video with aplomb.
Like I Do will feature on the forthcoming EP The Early Hurts.
Nick says: It will grow back!
